Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Croatia vs Belgium, Worldcup 2022 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2022
Croatia
0 – 0
Full Time
Belgium
Thu 1 Dec 2022 · 15:00 UTC Ahmed bin Ali Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 67' Leander Dendoncker

Overview

Match Preview

Croatia vs Belgium — Worldcup at Ahmed bin Ali Stadium.

  • Croatia 3 games · 6 pts (2026/26)
  • Belgium 3 games · 5 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Anthony Taylor
  • Referee Gary Beswick
  • Referee Adam Nunn
  • Referee Tomasz Kwiatkowski
  • Referee Marco Fritz
  • Referee Istvan Kovacs
11 games this season 🟨 3.9/game ⚽ 9.5 goals/game 🟥 4 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curacao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
1
1
Croatia 3 games · Avg 2.0 goals Belgium
Last 5 meetings
2022-12-01 Croatia 0–0 Belgium 2018-05-05 Belgium 3–0 Croatia 2017-12-09 Croatia 2–1 Belgium

Recent Form

Croatia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Dec Belgium H 0–0 D
27 Nov Canada H 4–1 W
23 Nov Morocco A 0–0 D
28 Jun Spain H 3–5 L
22 Jun Scotland H 3–1 W
18 Jun Czechia H 1–1 D
Belgium
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Dec Croatia A 0–0 D
27 Nov Morocco H 0–2 L
23 Nov Canada H 1–0 W
02 Jul Italy H 1–2 L
27 Jun Portugal H 1–0 W
21 Jun Finland A 2–0 W

Season Stats

Croatia Belgium
#46 Position #25
6 Points 5
3 Played 3
2 / 0 / 1 W / D / L 1 / 2 / 0
5 Scored 6
5 Conceded 2
+0 GD +4
2.00 PPG 1.67
67% Win % 33%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Croatia this season
17% Clean Sheets
Belgium this season

Croatia are 46th (6 pts). Belgium are 25th (5 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Croatia
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
3/1
46-60
2/1
61-75
–/2
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Belgium
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/3
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/1
61-75
1/–
76+
6/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Belgium
Romelu Lukaku 3 G 1 A
Charles De Ketelaere 3 G 1 A
Leandro Trossard 2 G 2 A
Youri Tielemans 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Croatia and Belgium is underway.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Roberto Martínez will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Croatia and Belgium are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 25' Croatia is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 30' Belgium have won 52 goals from 123 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 35' Youri Tielemans has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 40' Eden Hazard is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Belgium tonight.
  • 45' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Timothy Castagne made 123 appearances and scored 15 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 46' Another change for Belgium made on 46 minute. Dries Mertens leaves to be changed by Romelu Lukaku.
  • 51' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Croatia and Belgium are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 56' Marcelo Brozovic needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 59' Thorgan Hazard is replacing Leandro Trossard for the Belgium side.
  • 64' Another change for Croatia made on 64 minute. Marko Livaja leaves to be changed by Bruno Petkovic.
  • 67' Leander Dendoncker has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 67.
  • 72' Another change for Belgium made on 72 minute. Yannick Carrasco leaves to be changed by Jeremy Doku.
  • 77' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 82' It looks like no one’s ball. Belgium is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 87' The Belgium manager makes a substitution. Thomas Meunier departs to be replaced by Eden Hazard.
  • 88' Belgium manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Eden Hazard is hanging Thomas Meunier on the field on 88 minute.
  • 90' Time for substitution for Croatia. Mateo Kovacic is replaced by Lovro Majer.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Croatia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Zlatko Dalić

Belgium Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roberto Martínez

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.9 Croatia xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.67 Belgium xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Croatia27% Draw27% Belgium46%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.57
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Croatia or Draw
54%
Draw or Belgium
73%
Croatia or Belgium
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Croatia16% Draw47% Belgium37%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.3%
0 – 1
11.9%
0 – 2
10.4%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
9.3%
1 – 0
5.9%
0 – 3
5.7%
1 – 3
5.2%
2 – 1
5%
2 – 2
4.2%
2 – 0
3%
2 – 3
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Croatia

Handicap Croatia covers Push Belgium covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 12% 81%
-0.5 19% — 81%
+0.5 46% — 54%
+1 46% 24% 30%
+1.5 70% — 30%
+2 70% 17% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

Croatia keeps clean sheet
20% ✗
Belgium keeps clean sheet
41% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.